IAF grounds MIG-21 after recent crash
Indian Air Force has grounded MIG-21 jet fighters after the recent MIG crash. In that crash three people were killed…
Indian Air Force has grounded MIG-21 jet fighters after the recent MIG crash. In that crash three people were killed…
The pilot of the aircraft, however, was able to eject and land on the ground safely with minor injuries.
As per the information, the IAF plane came crashing down near Matasar Bhoortiya village, leaving the impact spot and the area around it devastated.
To avenge the Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India conducted an aerial strike at a terror training centre in Balakot of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on February 26 last year (2019).
The 87th Air Force Day was also marked by aerial displays of newly inducted Apache attack choppers and the heavy-lift twin-rotor transport Chinook helicopter besides other aircraft.
The Indian Air Force Chief is also a MiG-21 pilot and had flown the planes during the 1999 Kargil war while commanding the 17 Squadron, during the war.
When addressing the open session of Parliament the President echoed the brand of nationalism that paid the Prime Minister rich dividends during the recent poll.
Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa will be the Chairman COSC with effect from May 31, 2019, consequent to the relinquishment of charge by Admiral Sunil Lanba upon superannuation.
The first Rafale combat aircraft would be inducted into the IAF’s Golden Arrows 17 Squadron. What makes it special is that the Golden Arrows 17 Squadron was commanded by Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, the current Air Force chief, during the 1999 Kargil war.
The ACM took three sorties in the Soviet-era fighter jet, which was recently in the news due to the heroism of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman.
